FAX CD BUYING GUIDE - 8/96

Here are ratings of the Fax CD's by Keith Rogers [keith@keith1.demon.co.uk] and Anthony Martinez [martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu]. Keith's rating is the first one listed, Anthony's is the second in parentheses [ ] . Only one rating listed means one of us doesn't have it and/or hasn't heard it. No rating means neither of us has it/or has heard it yet.

FAX KEY
StarsDescription
*****A Classic
****Outstanding - A Must
***Good - Recommended
**Has it's Moments
*For Completists Only

MAIN LABEL
NumberTitleK. RogersA. Martinez
PK08/01COMPILATION1 [***1/2]
PK08/02AMBIENT COMPILATION 2 [****]
PK08/03COMPILATION 2***[***1/2]
PK08/04AMBIENT COMPILATION 3****[****]
PK08/05COMPILATION 3 [DBL]***[****]
PK08/06AMBIENT COMPILATION 4*****[****1/2]
PK08/07COMPILATION 4 [DBL]***[****]
PK08/25SILENCE 1*****[*****]
PK08/54AIR "YOU"*****[*****]
PK08/68SILENCE II [****1/2]
PK08/73SEQUENTIAL [****1/2]
PK08/76THE PUTNEY [****]
PK08/78NAMLOOK****[****]
PK08/794VOICE [*****]
PK08/81HEARTS OF SPACE [***]
PK08/82LIMELIGHT [****]
PK08/83DELTRAXX [***1/2]
PK08/84NAMLOOK II****[****]
PK08/85AIR II*****[*****]
PK08/86REPLUGGED***[****]
PK08/87ESCAPE [DBL]****[****]
PK08/88NAMLOOK III*[*]
PK08/89NAMLOOK IV****[***]
PK08/90NAMLOOK V****[****]
PK08/91MUSIC FOR BALLET***[****]
PK08/92NAMLOOK VI***[****]
PK08/93NAMLOOK VII***[****]
PK08/95SYN [DBL]**[****]
PK08/96DARK SIDE OF THE MOOG**[****]
PK08/97NAMLOOK VIII + IX [DBL] [****]
PK08/98PUTNEY 2 [**]
PKPWPS11 YEAR AMBIENT [****]
PKPWPS21 YEAR DANCE [****]
PKPWPS3THE AMBIENT COOKBOOK 4xCD Set [*****]

WORLD LABEL
NumberTitleK. RogersA. Martinez
PW 02DREAMFISH [****1/2]
PW 04GLITCH "INERTIA" [**]
PW 052350 BROADWAY [DBL]*****[***1/2]
PW 06ALIEN COMMUNITY*****[***]
PW 07THE FIRES OF ORK*****[*****]
PW 08HEMISPHERE****[****1/2]
PW 09SHADES OF ORION*****[*****]
PW 10A NEW CONSCIOUSNESS****[****]
PW 11FROM WITHIN****[*****]
PW 122350 BROADWAY 2 [DBL]*****[***1/2]
PW 13PSYCHONAVIGATION****[****]
PW 14ALIEN COMMUNITY 2*****[****]
PW 15CREATE*****[****]
PW 17WECHSELSPANNUNG****[****]
PW18 A NEW CONSCIOUSNESS 2 [***]
PW 19OUTLAND****[****1/2]
PW 20SHADES Of ORION 2 [****]

SUB LABEL
NumberTitleK. RogersA. Martinez
PS0801COMPILATION 1 [***1/2]
PS08/23SAD WORLD***[****]
PS08/27COEUR ATOMIQUE***[***1/2]
PS0829GORN [***]
PS08/30GAMMA*** [**1/2)]
PS08/31DATACIDE***[***]
PS08/33I.F.*****[****]
PS08/36ATOM HEART - ORANGE****[***1/2]
PS08/38HOUDINI***[****]
PS08/39THE WHOLE TRAFFIC***[***1/2]
PS08/40MUSIC TO FILMS***[***1/2]
PS08/41ATOM HEART LIVE AT SEL I/S/C***[***1/2]
PS08/43AMBIANT OTAKU*****[****]
PS08/45SAD WORLD 2****[***1/2]
PS08/46+N "PLANE"***[***]
PS08/47GATE/SOL****[**]
PS08/48ZENITH*****[****]
PS08/49TRANSONIC -"DOWNSTREAM ILLUSION"****[***]
PS08/50CYMATIC SCAN**[***]
PS08/51ELECTRO HARMONIX****[****]
PS08/52A DAY IN THE PARK [***1/2]
PS08/53SOFTCORE***[***]
PS08/54RECURRING DREAMS OF URBAN MYTH*[***]
PS08/55THE WHOLE TRAFFIC 2 [****]
PS08/56I.F. 2****[****1/2]
PS08/57ORGANIC CLOUD [****]
PS08/58AERIAL SERVICE AREA [****]
PS08/59XJACKS [**]
PS08/60OTRAS [***1/2]
PS08/61SPACETIME CONTINUUM****[****]
PS08/62BEDROOM***[***1/2]
PS08/63SOLITAIRE [****]
PS08/64UVOII "SOUND OF HEAVEN" [***]
PS0865XANGADIX [*****]
PS08/66BILL LASWELL "OUTER DARK" [****]
PS08/67TRANSONIC 2 - "VIRTUAL CURRENT****[***1/2]
PS08/68OTRAS 2 [****]

SEASONS GREETINGS SERIES
NumberTitleK. RogersA. Martinez
SEASONS GREETINGSWINTER****[****]
SEASONS GREETINGSSPRING****[***1/2]
SEASONS GREETINGSAUTUMN***[***1/2]

YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW
NumberTitleK. RogersA. Martinez
YT 1PASSION*****[*****]
YT 2WANDERING SOUL***[***]

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FAX USA
TitleK. RogersA. Martinez
AIR 1+2 [DBL]*****[*****]
ALIEN COMMUNITY 1+2 [DBL]*****[****]
SAD WORLD 1+2 [DBL]***1/2[****]
SILENCE 1+2 [DBL]****1/2[*****]
FAX USA COMPILATION 1 [DBL] [*****]
FAX USA COMPILATION 2 [DBL] [*****]

There you go. Happy hunting! Fax is a great label....explore and enjoy....

Anthony